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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

PIRACY- BEING BUSTED!

GO Beachbody! Love that we are taking strong action against those who do not respect a company or even themselves! Go Gelfand!! Eat it Ebay!

Monday, September 07, 2009

What PRESENTER CAMP has done 4 me & MVP for Powder Blue Productions 2009

I'm so flippin excited!! I have been working as a presenter for Powder Blue Productions since Jan 2001! My life has seriously changed...yeah yeah...I know I know- you hear people throw that statement out all the time. But, yeah, I'm being HONEST! I'm not a sucker, I've never been one to be on a bandwagon, as well as I thought my "wildest dreams" of what could be my life just weren't a possibility for me since I took a path in the medical field working in radiology.

MY LIFE HAS CHANGED and I owe it all to Chalene Johnson, Bret Johnson, and of course myself! They gave me an opportunity, but they didn't GIVE me the opportunity. I had to take it and develop it.

WHERE I STARTED: I have been an "aerobics" instructor since 1991. Started my career in college when the college gym asked if I'd teach a step class. I had never taken group exercise, so had no clue! I created my classes by copying the choreography from Kari Anderson, Kathy Smith, and that Brenda blonde short spiky hair chick. I also "taped" Friday Night Dance trax to use for my music. Boy, I guess I knew nothing about the 32 count! I taught 2x a week to only 1 girl in attendance.

That changed of course, and I quickly became one of the most popular kickboxing instructors Syracuse and then later in Buffalo NY. I'm not being cocky, just it is what it is LOL- I was the instructor that had the best music, best choreography, and the largest classes.

I found Turbo Kick when I was searching online for music and videos for class material. Cause yes, that's what I spent a TON of my time doing so that I could be the best. I found these JAZZ PANTS that claimed they took 1 inch off your thighs! They were called the miracle Jazz pants. I bought about 10 of them ;)

I also bought Round 4. Got it home, played it, and said- what? Who can actually DO this in class. I didn't understand Turbo, cause it wasn't here in NY at the time (2000). So the home study to me was completely foreign. I had no idea why the cassette tape had a siren, or why the music stop every so often in the mix.
How Did I then Fall in Love?
I was email buddies with Chalene Johnson on an email "group" (much like a message board). She announced her presenter search. I applied, she said "you're not teaching turbo!?", and I thought- crap- how can I do that when I don't really get how to do it? I just did it. When I went to CA for Presenter Camp, that's where my world changed.

PRESENTER CAMP:
I took my first live turbo class from Chalene and Anna Rita (ZENA). I felt sooo out of place as I was in the mix of these cute fit girls who all knew and loved turbo as they were mostly from 24 Hour Fitness. I knew I had made the right decision when the first time I met Chalene, she gave me this big smile, delighted face, and the biggest hug welcoming me.

HOW DID PRESENTER CAMP CHANGE ME?
This training is unlike anything out there. I never knew REALLY what it takes to be an instructor until I took this training. I never viewed teaching group exercise the way it was pointed out to me by Chalene and her crew. I am amazed and kind of embarrassed in thinking I was "the bomb" back in my world when in reality, I was a minnow in the Atlantic Ocean. I'm so thankful to have had my eyes opened, as well as had a smack of reality.

Presenter Camp has challenged me unlike anything ever before. I cannot believe how small minded I was! I couldn't believe how GREAT I thought I was! I can't believe that I thought my then 9 years of teaching experience was just a small bit of what teaching actually is!

I knew how to cue, I knew the 8 count, the 32 count. I knew how to work their arses off. I knew how to make up choreography....but what I didn't know....was WAAAAAAYYY more than that! All of those things I just mentioned? Yeah....I actually learned them the BEST way! There is a secret to it! AND- I learned SOOO much more about being an instructor and how to ROCK THE HOUSE. This is stuff that no one teaches you! I GOT THE INSIDE SCOOP OF THIS!

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I WENT BACK TO MY CLASSES?
They didn't recognize me! Seriously! I dressed differently, I wore my hair differently, I had a whole new view on my 1 hour expereince with them. I was never the same.
This was Jan 2001.

HOW HAS ATTENDING PRESENTER CAMP CHANGED MY LIFE THEN?
Because of my attendance in this training in 2001, I have met many goals I have had established in my fitness career. It's AMAZING what this one training has allowed me to achieve as well as opened up for me! I'm so excited to have to set NEW goals!

  • Pioneer APD/Presenter for the East Coast with Powder Blue Productions
  • Moved into part time employment with PB in 2002 as the East Coast National Promotions director

  • First to achieve and earned PRESENTER OF THE YEAR 2004!

  • I quit my full time job in the medical industry to work a career I'm most passionate about!! Full time with Powder Blue as their National Promotions Director in 2004

  • Able to be in multiple Fitness videos! Round 18, Round 22, Round 28, Round 29, Turbo Sport, and Round 37.

  • Presented to some of the LARGEST Fitness Conferences on the East Coast! Evolution Fitness Conference and Can-Fit-Pro!

  • Worked with TOP Fitness Celebrities such as Chalene Johnson, Julianne Arney, Jay Blahnik, Donna Meyer, Skip Jennings and MORE in our Presenter Training Camps!

  • Announced MOST VALUABLE PRESENTER 2009















WHAT DO I CHERISH THE MOST THOUGH?
This AMAZING life that I have created because I have aligned myself up with people who have such a TRUE amazing honest vision! I LOVE my career and look forward to it every second of every day! They saw the potential in me, but I took that chance to attend PRESENTER CAMP and OWN IT! This couldn't have been possible if I didn't accept that I have room for improvement and that there is SO MUCH more possible than what was at that time.
I'm so thankful for Chalene Johnson, Bret Johnson, the staff at Powder Blue, as well as my support of my family. I'm thankful I wasn't pig-headed with thoughts of "I'm already perfect, what can you honestly show me that I don't know."

I cherish the lives I get to touch! I'm so honored to be that person that can help someone see a new light in themselves, find potential they never knew was there, as well as help them start their journey in sharing their gift with others. I'm also thankful that I have found the REAL me! I have finally figured out how my body works and how to keep it strongest and the most healthy!
Presenter Camp training is an elite training that is not available in all areas. So if you ever have the slightest chance to get to one scheduled, do what you can to do it! drive that 5 hours, get a babysitter for the weekend, do whatever favors you have to do so you can get to this training. Do not miss!! Your goals may be different than mine. But whatever they are in fitness, this training will take you there. Seriously!
To find these trainings, please go to http://www.turbokick.com/